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Israel to start collecting fingerprints from all citizens
The new biometric database, approved last Thursday, is a threat to the privacy and freedom of every Israeli. It is our duty to refuse it By Atty. Jonathan J. Klinger Last Thursday marked the final approval of the biometric database regulations and the biometric database order in Israel; the regulations and order were approved by a special…
By +972 Magazine June 4, 2011
Protesters at Cairo's Tahrir Square (photo: Ramy Raoof/Flickr)
The Egyptians are giving us a lesson in democracy
In Israel we like to boast about being the only democracy in the Middle East, but while democracy in Israel slides down the slippery slope, the Egyptians are showing us what true democratic spirit is By Mati Shemoelof The media and Israel’s left wing has recently been dealing with the harassment of left-wing organizations and…
By +972 Magazine February 5, 2011
Tel Aviv sees largest leftwing demonstration in years
Thousands march to protest Knesset’s decision to probe human rights organizations Tel Aviv – More than 10,000 people marched this evening in protest of recent anti-democratic and racist initiatives by the Israeli government. The march, which started in front of the Likud HQ in King George Street and ended at the Tel Aviv Museum Square,…
By Noam Sheizaf January 15, 2011
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